COURSE READINGS FALL 2013


Bearse, C. I. (1992). The fairy tale connection in children’s stories: Cinderella meets Sleeping Beauty. The Reading Teacher, 45, 688-695.


Beck, I., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Choosing words to teach (Chapter 2 in Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Available at: http://www.fcoe.net/ela/pdf/Vocabulary/beck8.pdf

Hancock, M. R. (2003). Exploring and extending personal response through literature journals. The Reading Teacher, 46(6), 466-474.


Owens, R. F., Hester, J. L., & Teale, W. H. (2002). Where do you want to go today? Inquiry based learning and technology integration. The Reading Teacher, 55, 616-625.


Sweet, A. P. & Guthrie, J. T. (1996). How children’s motivations relate to literacy development and instruction. The Reading Teacher, 49, 660-662.

Vasinda, S. & McLeod, J. (2011). Extending readers theatre: A powerful and purposeful match with podcasting. The Reading Teacher, 64(7), 486-497.

(EXCERPTS FROM) Van den Broek, P., & Kremer, K. (2000). The mind in action: What it means to comprehend during reading. In B. M. Taylor, M. F. Graves, & P. van den Broek (Eds.), Reading for meaning: Fostering comprehension in the middle grades (pp. 1-31). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Yokota, J. & Teale, W. (in press). Picture Books and the Digital World: Educators Making Informed Choices. The Reading Teacher.